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What factors affect the efficiency of a wind mill/wind turbine? What is the physics related to it?
… to 2 increases efficiency by only 6%. Going from 2 to 3 blades increases efficiency by 3%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine_design#Blade_count
Going from 2 blades to 3 blades might pay, but while … Read more
Residential Wind Turbines ? Can You Use Them?
… like large egg beaters and spin around a pole mounted vertically. This is in contrast to traditional wind turbines which have propeller-like blades.
Vertical axis wind turbines have much … Read more